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Milestone 1000th Patient Treated Using Gamma Knife at Miami Cancer Institute
Leading the fight against brain metastases, Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute hit a new milestone recently. The center treated its 1000th patient using Gamma Knife radiosurgery, an incisionless radiation therapy that precisely targets a tumor, importantly minimizing damage to otherwise healthy brain tissue.
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New Class of Drugs Show Promise in Treating Recurrent Cervical Cancer
With a poor prognosis for many patients with relapsing gynecological cancers ? particularly for those who received conventional treatment only ? gynecological oncologists are on the search for novel therapies.
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With a Focus on Advancing Cancer Treatments, Researchers With Baptist Health Cancer Care Focus on Trials Benefiting Patients
From a deep dive into genetic mutations to studies using novel therapies, physician-investigators at Miami Cancer Institute and Lynn Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health Cancer Care, are conducting important leading edge research to advance cancer care.
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Preventing Fractures in the Bone Mets Population
Preventing fractures in patients with bone metastasis improves mobility and quality of life ? and for some, it means prolonged survival as well, according to recent studies. While not all cancer patients have access to an orthopedic oncologic specialist, it’s important that medical and radiation oncologists prioritize the referral of those with bone mets for a skeletal evaluation early in their diagnosis, says Juan Pretell, M.D., chief of musculoskeletal oncology surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute.
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Investigating Dramatic Radiation Dose Reduction For HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers
In continuing efforts to develop effective treatments with less impact on quality of life, Miami Cancer Institute is participating in a clinical trial to reduce by more than half the radiation dosage for head and neck cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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New Trojan Horse in Oncology: Antibody Drug Conjugate Offers Promise in Treatment of HER2-Low Breast Cancer
In a presentation at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Reshma Mahtani, DO, chief of breast oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, described ADCs as the "new Trojan horses in oncology."
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Combining expertise with innovation - Multimodality skin cancer treatment at Lynn Cancer Institute
The World Health Organization reports that nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancers have been increasing over the last decade, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment.
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Innovations Using Hyperthermic lntraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer Care
The Miami Cancer Institute has one of the largest minimally invasive gynecologic surgical programs in the region.
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Miami Cancer Institute Launches Global Consortium to Speed and Improve Bladder Cancer Care Worldwide
Miami Cancer Institute has spearheaded the creation of the Global Bladder Cancer Consortium (GBCC), a collaboration between the world’s top experts in bladder cancer. Among the GBCC’s priorities are creating a large and diverse patient database, launching clinical trials at multiple sites throughout the world and sharing information - all initiatives that will impact patient outcomes and improve care for those with bladder cancer.
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Subspecialized GI Oncologists of Benefit to Patients with GI Cancers
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are among the deadliest cancer diagnoses, yet not all patients with GI cancers will see a subspecialist. Considering the explosive pace at which cancer care is changing ? with the development of new medications, increasingly sophisticated treatments and the availability of clinical trials ? most patients with GI cancers would significantly benefit from seeing a gastrointestinal oncologist, says Gretel Terrero, M.D., a triple board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist at Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute who subspecializes in GI cancers.
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Miami Cancer Institute First in World to Deliver Adaptive MR-Guided Radiation Therapy with the MRIdian® A3i System
At Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, a Miami woman is now the first pancreas cancer patient in the world to be treated using an advanced platform for adaptive MR-guided radiotherapy.
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Glioblastoma Patient Enrolls in Novel Clinical Trial Using Proton Therapy to Augment Survival
When Gwen Watson was diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive brain cancer, she and her husband didn’t hesitate to drive four and a half hours from their home in DeLand, Florida, to Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute so that she could receive state-of-the art multi-disciplinary care and enroll in a clinical trial.